Checklist for Infraorder Aculeata Latreille, 1802 (Stinging wasps)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2533
4360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 353
2531
4358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 345
2499
4310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
1995
3533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 43
331
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
328
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
135
333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Windward Islands
16 Families width 333 Species and 12 Subspecies | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 201 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Aculeata with occurrences in Windward Islands | Superfamily | Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps | 7
43
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Chrysidoidea
Latreille, 1802
Chrysidoid wasps, Cuckoo wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies | 3
11
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
63
201 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Tiphioidea
Parker, 1982
| 1
2
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social wasps, Spider wasps, Velvet ants, Vespoid wasps, Yellowjackets | 4
16
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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